The Company at a Glance in 2007
HOCHTIEF Construction Services Americas
Division
Americas division coordinates the activities of
HOCHTIEF's companies in the US and Brazil.
Through its subsidiary Turner, HOCHTIEF is the leading
general builder in the USA, the world's biggest construction
market. Turner ranks among the top providers
growth segments of education, healthcare and
commercial building as well as in the green building sector.
The company is increasingly active in services. Our
subsidiary performs complex procurement services
Turner projects and external clients through Turner
Logistics. This company has special expertise in the
growing hospital equipment sector.
November 2007, HOCHTIEF acquired Flatiron Construction,
a leading US player in the infrastructure sector.
This move will enable us to reinforce our activities in
business segment with a promising future: public-private
partnerships for infrastructure projects in the USA
Canada.
Subsidiary HOCHTIEF do Brasil has been among the
on the Brazilian construction market for several
decades. Alongside building and infrastructure construction,
the Brazilian company has offered facility management
HOCHTIEF Construction Services Asia
Pacific Division
HOCHTIEF leads the Australian market through its majority
share in the Leighton Group. Leighton?s capabilities
include building, infrastructure construction, mining
and concessions, project development and industrial
services.
Leighton spans the entire construction value chain with
seven operational units: Leighton Contractors, Thiess,
John Holland and Leighton Properties in Australia, plus
Leighton Asia, Leighton International, and the new JV
entity Al Habtoor Engineering in the Gulf region.
Leighton is systematically expanding its global leadership
position as a mine operator and manager in contract
mining as well as taking a top spot in the infrastructure
and project development segments. With strong
positioning in the Australian market, Leighton is stepping
up its activities in selected Asian countries and in
the Gulf region.
For instance, the TDIC-Leighton Contracting JV was
established
in Abu Dhabi at the end of the year under
review. This newly formed joint venture will be engaged
in building and infrastructure projects for the purpose of
promoting tourism in the Gulf region.
HOCHTIEF Construction Services Europe
Division
The Europe division brings together HOCHTIEF?s expertise
in its core building business under the leadership
of HOCHTIEF Construction. This includes building
construction, civil and structural engineering in selected
European countries such as Germany, the UK, Austria,
Poland, the Czech Republic and Russia. HOCHTIEF
Construction also provides project management services
outside of Europe.
The division has focused increasingly in recent years on
promising segments such as healthcare facilities, hotels,
offices and other commercial properties, plus refurbishment,
upgrading and residential construction. Its
range of capabilities is supplemented by infrastructure
projects including airports, marine ports, tunnels and
bridges.
HOCHTIEF Construction provides preconstruction,
construction
and post-construction services, with comprehensive
service packages extending from building
diagnosis and location analysis through to real estate development.
HOCHTIEF Construction undertakes a large
share of its building work using partnership-based business
models such as PreFair.
